Andrew Crofts Libri

Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls, frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old women in attendance. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana succeeded in escaping, but her sister is still there, and it seems likely that she will now never leave the country where she has spent more than half her life. This is an updated edition of Zana's account of her experiences.

La storia di Zana e Nadia Muhsen, di madre inglese e padre yemenita, portata in viaggio di piacere nello Yemen e lì vendute come mogli, era stata oggetto di un libro, Vendute!, che aveva sconvolto i lettori e le lettrici occidentali. Ti salverò! è per certi versi ancora più lacerante, perchè Zana vi descrive la speranza continuamente delusa di liberare dalla schiavitù la sorella, rimasta nello Yemen. Dall'88, data della sua fuga in Europa, la disperata battaglia dell'autrice non ha portato a nulla: nè il governo inglese, nè quello yemenita, nè le organizzazioni umanitarie hanno potuto aiutarla. A ogni incontro tra le due sorelle, Zana ha rivisto Nadia più invecchiata, spaventata, spenta. Eppure non ha perso la speranza. E ce lo racconta in un libro drammatico e commovente che non mancherà di catturare i sentimenti dei lettori.

Nel piccolo villaggio pakistano, frotte di bambini giocano a rincorrersi, spensierati come è giusto che siano i bambini. Iqbal li vede dal finestrino del furgone che lo sta riportando a casa, al tramonto. Un tempo quei giochi erano anche i suoi, prima che la sua famiglia lo cedesse a un fabbricante di tappeti per saldare un debito di dodici dollari contratto dal fratello maggiore per sposarsi. Sono trascorsi sei anni da quel giorno e da allora è uno schiavo, costretto a trascorrere le giornate in una stanza afosa, incatenato a un telaio senza staccare gli occhi dal lavoro, sottomesso a padroni violenti e senza scrupoli. Insieme a tanti bambini come lui. Ma Iqbal è diverso, in lui c'è una scintilla che niente riesce a spegnere. Ha solo dieci anni ma la sua mente è attenta e vigile, il suo senso di giustizia innato.Così, dopo un tentativo fallito e pagato a caro prezzo, riesce finalmente a fuggire. Ha un solo obiettivo in testa, un sogno: far sapere al mondo cosa succede in Pakistan, liberare tutti i bambini dalla schiavitù. E ridare loro quell’infanzia che hanno provato a rubargli.Una storia intensa, commovente, impossibile da dimenticare.

Taban overcame extreme poverty, racism and xenophobia to become the man he is today. Heart-warming and inspiring, his life story is one of survival against all odds.

Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse.

"I crept out the house. I would never live in fear of mum and her friends again. The shameful things they made me do, the the terrible things they did. At last I was free."The heart-breaking true story of an abused little boy who grew up into a remarkable man.Little Joe was only five when he was first beaten by his mother and brutally raped by her boyfriend, and only nine when they sold him to a paedophile ring. For years he was beaten, raped, photographed and abused, fed only on meagre scraps that he had to lick off the cellar floor.Then, when he was 16, Joe finally found the courage to escape. Joe ran away to London to start a new life but his nightmare was far from over. Penniless, friendless and utterly desperate, Joe was drawn into the dark world of crime. He was bent on self-destruction until the love of a good woman finally set him free...

SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GARDENER takes the reader on a heart-pounding journey through the bloody downfall of a doomed tyrant in the company of a young couple struggling to cope with the greatest private tragedy imaginable.

Set against the backdrop of the UK legal system, the narrative follows Gina, a young woman from the Philippine mountains, whose desire to support her family leads her into a harrowing trial for murder. Her experiences reflect themes of resilience and the struggle for justice, weaving a tale of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope as she navigates the challenges of her circumstances.

For the first few years of her life, Sarah Harris was a normal, happy, popular little girl. But from the age of six she was targeted by a vicious, manipulative but invisible enemy — and her life became a living hell.Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, completely bewildered and utterly terrified. Her happy childhood had been destroyed forever.For her mother, Lyndsey, it was a life beyond her worst nightmares.Her little girl, the daughter she loved so much, seemed to have transformed overnight — into a child she hardly recognized. A child she almost feared. Suddenly, Lyndsey was fighting to keep her family together — and to save her daughter’s sanity.But then the horrific truth started to become clear. And both Lyndsey and Sarah discovered they had been the innocent victims of the most horrifying betrayal imaginable…

A British ghostwriter becomes entangled in a web of deadly schemes when he takes on a project for a Silicon Valley billionaire. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of wealth and ambition, he uncovers sinister motives and dangerous secrets among the elite. This gripping tale explores themes of power, betrayal, and the dark side of success, making it a thrilling commentary on contemporary society.